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amended rules pertaining to primary and secondary school facilities 1 until the rules and a final cost estimate have been presented to the 2 legislature, and the legislature has formally funded implementation 3 of the rules through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute. 4 The department may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 5 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long 6 as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys 7 for the program in excess of amounts anticipated in this act. If the 8 department receives unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys, those 9 moneys shall be spent for services authorized in this act or in any 10 other legislation that provides appropriation authority, and an equal 11 amount of appropriated state moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of 12 any moneys under this subsection, the office of financial management 13 shall notify the legislative fiscal committees. As used in this 14 subsection, "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and 15 other funds that federal law does not require to be spent on 16 specifically defined projects or matched on a formula basis by state 17 funds. 18 (2) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, each person subject to 19 RCW 43.70.110(3)(c) is required to pay only one surcharge of up to 20 $25 annually for the purposes of RCW 43.70.112, regardless of how 21 many professional licenses the person holds. 22 (3) In accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 71.24.037, the 23 department is authorized to adopt license and certification fees in 24 fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to support the costs of the regulatory 25 program. The department's fee schedule shall have differential rates 26 for providers with proof of accreditation from organizations that the 27 department has determined to have substantially equivalent standards 28 to those of the department, including but not limited to the joint 29 commission on accreditation of health care organizations, the 30 commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, and the 31 council on accreditation. To reflect the reduced costs associated 32 with regulation of accredited programs, the department's fees for 33 organizations with such proof of accreditation must reflect the lower 34 costs of licensing for these programs than for other organizations 35 which are not accredited. 36 (4) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, and in 37 accordance with RCW 70.41.100, the department shall set fees to 38 include the full costs of the performance of inspections pursuant to 39 RCW 70.41.080. 40 p. 320 ESSB 5187.SL